October Meeting News

Our October meeting was more than fun!! We started out with a short business meeting. Let's see if I can remember anything that we discussed!! Ever have one of those days where your brain "leaks"???? Good thing I brought the Agenda home with me.

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Lillian welcomed us to the meeting. She suggested that everyone bring their own cup for coffee, tea etc. Just one more way of cutting down on waste. I have been doing this since I watched Jeannie S. do it in the past. I thought, what a great idea!

Lillian also invited everyone to a hike at the Botanic Garden after the meeting. I think she will be planning a hike somewhere after each meeting so bring your walking shoes and join everyone for a brown bag lunch and hike!

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The Membership drive is going strong. Sybil, Sherry & Jackie are all tied with one new member each. We had several guests today which is a great sign!! Keep it up everyone.

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Sherry mentioned that she would be willing to have a garage sale at her home in the spring. She is even willing to store some stuff at her home if you don't have space to save it at your home. Just let her know. We will be setting the date later but everyone keep it in mind!! Let's see if we can earn a few hundred dollars this way!!

Ron did his first Horticulture after the business meeting. Look at all the flowers and plants that were brought in!! Ron explained his judging of all the flowers and what he was looking for in each type of plant.

Just a few pictures of some of the plants that were brought in.




Next month let's see if we can double the amount brought in!

Food, food, food!! Look how great everything looks! I will be posting the recipe for Lyndell's Bread Pudding very soon. Everyone said it "was to die for!"

Mark Matthew from Nordic Nursery gave us an excellent talk on Container Gardens and so much more. I found the information on how chemical and organic fertilizer worked differently very helpful. I knew they were different but I didn't know how they worked differently. He talked about different types of soil also and what to look for in a good soil. He planted up three different types of containers and explained a lot about what you should be looking for in plants to go into the containers. He had a lot of information and a fun way about him!! Thank you, Mark!!

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After he finished he raffled off all the stuff he brought! That was great! I even won some stuff!

When he came to the Happy Frog Soil that he was giving away Kathy said she wanted that. Guess who's number was pulled!!! Yes, that is right, Kathy. How lucky was that? Of course she said she was going to plant her "ferns" in it. Ask her how they are doing the next time you see her!!

The Excited Raffle Winner!!

All in all a great meeting. Next month will be a hands-on workshop of succulent wreaths. Call Pam if you didn't sign up and are interested in making one. That should be lots of fun. See you all there and keep bringing in new members and guests!!

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I want to thank everyone for signing up to post things in the blog. I will be contacting everyone in the next few weeks. If you want to send the pictures, stories, tips etc over to me now I will post them as I can. Thank you!!